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Virgilijus Juozas Čepaitis – translator.He was born 8 November, 1937 in Šakiai.In 1954 he graduated from Kaunas Pedagogical School. In 1961 he finished his studies at M. Gorki Literature Institute of Moscow, the Faculty of Translations. During the years 1955–1956 he worked at editorial office of “Komjaunimo tiesa” newspaper. From 1958 he works with various publishing houses and translates books from Russian and English into Lithuanian. His main field of work is promoting Lithuanian prose writers translating their work into Russian language. In 1977 he wrote a film script together with G. Lukšas “Virto ąžuolai”, during the years 1988-1989 he was an editor in chief of Lithuanian Cinema Union “Ars”. From 1994 till 2001 he was a co-author and editor of historical novellas' cycle “Skomantas”. From 1988 till 1990 he was a member initiative group of Lithuanian Movement (Sąjūdis) and a member of its Council. During the years 1990-1992 he was a member of Supreme Council of Lithuania. Also during 1989-1992 he was a chairman of Stasys Šalkauskas Fund. From 1989 till 1994 he was a chairman of Lithuanian-Poland Association.A member of Lithuanian Writers' Union since 1968.